Young Brown Pelican Metal Print

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Pelican in the water of the Gulf of Mexico in Venice, Florida.

The Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) is a small pelican found in the Americas. It is one of the best known and most prominent birds found in the coastal areas of the southern and western United States. The Brown Pelican is only one of the two pelican species which feeds by diving into the water.

The Brown Pelican the smallest of the eight species of pelican, although it is a large bird in nearly every other regard. It is 42–54 inches long, weighs from 6 to 12 lb and has a wingspan from 6 to 8 ft. Like all pelicans, this species has a very large bill, 11 to 13.7 inches long, with a gular pouch on the bottom for draining water when it scoops out prey.

I am a professional photographer and artist, have been shooting digital since 1999 and before that I used film. I do a lot of stock photography work, shoot travel images for tourism companies, shoot portraits and just retired from wedding photography. I think I've done it all at one time or another in my 25 years as a photographer. I also paint from my photographs. I love scenery, landscapes, flowers, barns and houses, to name just a few. I have photographed and painted literally hundreds of barns and buildings and am working a little each day to upload my work to this site. Since I work for the tourism industry, I have a lot of travel imagery and some of it has also been painted or sketched. Thanks for visiting my art...